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WASHINGTON STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

**MEETINGS ARE NOW LIVE WEBCAST ON TVW**

PLEASE NOTE: We now post presentations in advance of the meeting as they become available

Tuesday & Wednesday, March 20 & 21, 2012
Transportation Building, Commission Board Room 1D2
310 Maple Park Avenue SE, Olympia, Washington

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 – 9:00 a.m.

Please note: All listed times are estimates only and the Commission reserves the right to move agenda items as needed.

AGENDA ITEM   TIME

1. MEETING SUMMARY APPROVAL/MINUTES

Approval of the February 21 & 22, 2012 Regular Meeting Summary

ACTION
9:00
2.

ADDRESSING STORMWATER - WSDOT EXPERIENCE

Adressing Stormwater Presentation
Managing Stormwater Folio

Presenters: Megan White, Director, Environmental Services, WSDOT; and Chris Christopher, Director, Maintenance Operations, WSDOT

9:10
BREAK 10:00
3.

PUGET SOUND REGIONAL COUNCIL (PSRC) REPORT ON MULTIMODAL CONCURRENCY - USE OF TRANSIT OVERLAY ZONES

Transit Service Overlay Zone Approach Report
Transit Overlay Zones Presentaiton

Presenter: Gil Cerise, Sr. Transit Planner, Project Manager, PSRC

10:15
4.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ON TOLLING

Legislative Update on Tolling

Presenter: Craig Stone, Director, Tolling Office, WSDOT

11:15

BROWN BAG LUNCH:

COMMISSIONERS AND WSDOT STAFF TO DISCUSS BOND COVENANTS

12:00
5.

TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE (TNB) 2012 RATE SETTING

 

TNB CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) 2012 TOLL RATE RECOMMENDATIONS

2012 TNB Toll Rate Recommendation

Presenters: S. Alan Weaver, CAC Chairman; and Chris Myers, CAC Vice Chairman, and Jim Pasin, CAC member

1:00

WSDOT REVIEW OF TNB RATE SETTING CONSIDERATIONS

TNB Rate Setting Process

Presenter: Craig Stone, Director, Tolling Office, WSDOT

1:40

COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND RATE PROPOSAL DETERMINATION

ACTION 2:15
BREAK 2:45
6.

TNB PAST VIOLATION PROCESS AND TRANSITION TO NEW VENDOR

TNB Notice of Infraction Process

Presenters: Craig Stone, Director, Tolling Office, WSDOT
3:00
7.

FEBRUARY 2012 TRANSPORTATION REVENUE FORECAST

Presenters: Julie Salvi, Acting Director, Budget & Financial Analysis, Strategic Planning & Finance Division, WSDOT; and Lizbeth Martin-Mahar, Assistant Director, Economic Analysis, Budget & Financial Analysis, Strategic Planning & Finance Division, WSDOT

3:30
8.

SECRETARY'S REPORT

Presenter: Paula Hammond, Secretary, WSDOT

4:20
ADJOURN
5:00

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 – 9:00 a.m.
AGENDA ITEM TIME

9.

SETTING PERFORMANCE TARGETS FOR WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES (WSF)

WSF Preformance Targets

Presenters: Robin Rettew, Sr. Budget Analyst, Office of Financial Management; and Jean Baker, Deputy Chief, Ferries Administration & Finance Division, WSDOT

9:00
10.

WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES (WSF): OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES REVIEW AND RIDERSHIP / REVENUE UPDATES

Final Long-Range Plan
Operational Strategies
Route Statement Summary
Ridership and Revenue Update

Presenters: Ray Deardorf, Planning Director, Ferries Division, WSDOT, and Jean Baker, Deputy Chief, Ferries Administration & Finance, Ferries Division, WSDOT

9:30
11.

OVERVIEW OF KING COUNTY PASSENGER-ONLY FERRY SERVICE

King County Water Taxi

Presenters: Harold Taniguchi, Director, King County Department of Transportation; and Scott Davis, Marine Division Director, King County Department of Transportation

10:30
12.

FROG SURVEY 2012

2012 FROG Winter Survey

Presenters: Bill Svendsen, Market Decisions Corporation; and Bill Young, Washington State Transportation Commission (WSTC) Project Manager

11:15

BROWN BAG LUNCH:
Commissioners and WSDOT Staff to discuss Bond Covenants

12:00
13.

CONNECTING TRANSPORTATION AND THE ECONOMY

Transportation Investment Planning

Presenter: Chris Mefford, President, Community Attributes

1:00
14.

SR 520 FINANCIAL PLAN REVIEW AND FUTURE TOLL REVENUE REQUIREMENTS

SR 520 Finance Plan Review
SR 520 Update

Presenters: Ellen Evans, Deputy Treasurer, Office of the State Treasurer; Amy Arnis, Assistant Secretary/Chief Financial Officer, Strategic Planning and Finance Division, WSDOT; and Craig Stone, Director, Tolling Office, WSDOT

2:15
15.

COMMISSION BUSINESS

  • 2012 Legislative Update-Paul Parker, Sr. Policy Analyst, WSTC
  • Commissioner Reports
  • Staff Reports
3:15
16.

STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PERFORMANCE AUDITS - TOLLING AND WSF CAPITAL DELIVERY

Ferry Construction and Tolling Audits
Ferry Construction Performance Audit Overview
Highway Tolling Audit Overview

Presenters: Larisa Benson, Director of Performance Audits, State Auditor's Office; Susan Hoffman, Performance Auditor, State Auditor's Office; Scott Baird, Performance Auditor, State Auditor's Office; and Carolyn Cato, Performance Auditor, State Auditor's Office

3:45
17. PUBLIC COMMENT 4:45
ADJOURN
5:00

(The Commission reserves the right to take action on any item during the Commission meeting.)

All Transportation Commission and Committee meetings are open to the public.

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It is the Washington State Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) policy to assure that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin and sex, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise discriminated against under any of its federally funded programs and activities.  Any person, who believes his/her Title VI protection has been violated, may file a complaint with WSDOT's Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO).  For Title VI complaint forms and advice, please contact OEO's Title VI Coordinator at (360) 705-7098.

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